Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, March 22, 2022

A sky with clouds and a coastline.
The Bering Sea coastline near Nome in October 2017. (Zoe Grueskin/KNOM)

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Tuesday on Alaska News Nightly:

Two special elections will decide who serves the remainder of Rep. Don Young’s term. Also, the City of Nome settles a lawsuit after police mishandled a woman’s sexual assault case. And scientists say fishermen are on the front lines of climate change.

Reports tonight from:

Andrew Kitchenman, Lyndsey Brollini and Claire Stremple in Juneau
Wesley Early in Anchorage
Katherine Rose in Sitka
Kirsten Dobroth in Kodiak
Tim Ellis in Fairbanks
Izzy Ross in Dillingham
and Sabine Poux in Kenai

Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Casey Grove, with producing and audio engineering from Toben Shelby and Katie Anastas.

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